Launching in June 2025 at London College of Fashion (LCF), the UAL Future Fashion Film Festival is a cinematic celebration of fashion through the lens of film. Featuring industry judges, special guests, and a showcase of innovative fashion films at East Bank, the UK’s newest cultural quarter at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The festival will explore the creative impact of fashion on culture and society with UAL’s social purposes at its core. The shortlisted films will premiere from 2-5 June 2025.
Fashion film is more than just aesthetics. From the cinematic promotion of a designer’s collection, to telling stylish stories; the brief is open. Fashion film can be a direct reflection of contemporary culture, it can mediate complex issues in society and innovate on the front line of technology for moving image. However, most importantly at UAL, we aim to empower creative voices by showing how fashion can affect change; whether it’s exploring environmental sustainability, celebrating diversity, or bringing joy and meaning to people’s lives.
This fashion film festival seeks to showcase works that exemplify UAL’s social purposes which are:
The UAL Future Fashion Film Festival is proudly funded by University of the Arts London and co-directed by:
This festival is open to all UAL students, alumni, and staff.
Our esteemed panel of judges will select films that embody creativity, innovation, and purpose. The categories and judges for each award are:
Max. length 12 minutes, please submit an excerpt if the final length is longer.
Please read the submission rules carefully on FilmFreeway before submitting your work.
If you have any queries relating to the UAL Future Fashion Film Festival please contact fashionfilmfest@fashion.arts.ac.uk